One one gets home after a long day, whether out in the cold, on the road or shopping (or, like yours truly, all of the above!), tired, chilled to the bones and rather peckish, these Bacon and Mushroom Toasts are a simple but warming comfort!
Ingredients (serves 2):
4 rashers smoked streaky bacon
1 tablespoon olive oil
200 grams/ ounces cremini mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt flakes
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons good quality White Port
3 large slices Wholemeal Loaf
unsalted butter, softened
30 grams/1 ounce Mature English Cheddar
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon rashers, and cook, about 2 minutes on each side until just starting to brown. Transfer bacon rashers to a plate, leaving their fat in the skillet.
Add olive oil to the skillet.
Dust cremini mushrooms, and cut them into thick slices. Add to the skillet, and sauté, coating in bacon fat and oil. Cook, shaking the skillet often, until browned, about 4 minutes. Add dried thyme and oregano. Stir in garlic, and cook, 1 minute more. Season with fleur de sel and black pepper. Cook, another minute.
Roughly chop bacon rashers.
Then, deglaze with White Port. Once evaporated, stir in bacon and crème fraîche until well-combined. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
Preheat oven to 200°C/395°F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Lightly butter each Wholemeal Loaf slice on both sides and lay them onto prepared baking tray. Top each buttered Bread slice with bacon and mushroom mixture, spreading it out evenly. Generously grate Cheddar onto each laden Bread slice. Place baking tray in the middle of the hot oven, and bake, at 200°C/395°F, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Cut one of the toasts in two and serve Bacon and Mushroom Toasts hot with dressed lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes and a small glass of White Port, if you fancy.
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Ingredients (serves 1):
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a leftover grilled good quality pork sausage (about 100 grams/3.5 ounces)
leftover Grilled Zucchini
a thick slice fresh Sourdough
a heaped tablespoon Mango Chutney
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